No More Apathy At Radcliffe, Says Choral President

Radcliffe Apathy, a term borrowed by the Annex from its brother college, is on the way out, according to students and officials who attended the annual Cedar Hill Conference last week-end.

Long a sore point in the administration, apathy is disappearing with the "blue-stocking" Radcliffe girl, many felt. At the close of the two-day session, Ann Cook '53, president of the Choral Society, said the response to the conference proved that apathy was fast disappearing from the Annex halls.

"We owe the admissions office a vote of thanks for the changed attitude of the girls," Miss Cook said. The policy of accepting applicants from wider sections of the country and expanding scholarship aid to give educations to those otherwise unable to afford them has been the cause of apathy's retreat, she felt.

Other participants in the program agree that Annex students were "more interested in what goes on" than formerly. Many thought this was part of an urge to disassociate the college with Harvard in areas that are "especially important to a woman's education." Too close an association with Harvard caused the college to lose all individuality, they said.

All agreed that this probably could be considered the prime cause of the "apathy" but no one seemed prepared to offer a definite solution to the problem. As matters now stand, Radcliffe will indubitably remain as close to Harvard.